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Environ

Environ Meaning & Definition
Environ Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Environ?

[v] be around; "Developments surround the town"; "The river encircles the village"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Environ: circle | encircle | ring | round | surround

Related Terms | Find terms related to Environ:

See Also | bear | begird | carry | cloister | contain | gird | girt | girth | hold | twine | wreath | wreathe

Environ In Webster's Dictionary

\En*vi"ron\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Environed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Environing}.] [F. environner, fr. environ about, thereabout; pref. en- (L. in) + OF. viron circle, circuit, fr. OF. & F. virer to turn, LL. virare to turn up and down, topsy-turvy. Cf. {Veer}.] To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be round about; to involve or envelop. Dwelling in a pleasant glade, With mountains round about environed. --Spenser. Environed he was with many foes. --Shak. Environ me with darkness whilst I write. --Donne.
\En*vi"ron\, adv. [F.] About; around. [Obs.] Lord Godfrey's eye three times environ goes. --Fairfax.

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